Senior DevOps Engineer

We’re seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with an emphasis in Security to help secure and scale the next generation of blockchain infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll be at the intersection of security, automation, and distributed systems, building trust and resilience into the networks that power tomorrow’s decentralized world. You’ll take ownership of hardening complex hybrid environments from bare-metal validators to multi-cloud clusters ensuring our systems are both fast and fortress-strong.

You’ll join a distributed, high-performing Blockchain DevOps team that values ownership, transparency, and innovation. We work asynchronously across time zones, collaborate openly, and believe that great engineering happens when security and reliability go hand in hand.

This is a full-time remote position, with team members based across Americas and Europe.

If you love solving deep infrastructure puzzles, thrive on autonomy, and want to make a real impact in blockchain DevOps, this role was built for you.

• You’ll embed security controls and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines across blockchain infrastructure.
• You’ll design, harden, and monitor hybrid infrastructure, including bare-metal, on-prem, and cloud environments.
• Collaborating with team members on system upgrades, deployments, and issue resolution
• You’ll collaborate with our Security Architect to assess risk, define secure configurations, and drive defense-indepth strategies.
• You’ll automate everything from node provisioning to SSL renewals using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
• You’ll manage and secure blockchain validator nodes (e.g., Layers 1 & 2), ensuring high availability and ZERO trust network posture.
• You’ll handle key and certificate lifecycle operations, including TLS/SSL renewals, secrets governance, and access control policies.
• You’ll contribute to observability and incident response, using platforms like Datadog, and custom dashboards.
• Participating in the on-call rotation for monitoring, alerting, and incident response for production blockchain deployments
• Collaborating with protocol teams to deploy and launch new blockchain protocols
• You’ll audit and continuously improve infrastructure security against industry standards like CIS and NIST.
• You’ll lead/mentor cross-team initiatives to strengthen our overall security posture and operational excellence.

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineer, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering, with at least 3 years in DevSecOps or Security Engineering with strong hands-on skills.
• Strong expertise in Linux systems, networking, and secure architecture design. Used to deep shell/ Python/ Go / IaC.
• Proven success managing hybrid environments (bare-metal and cloud).
• Deep knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated provisioning.
• Experience managing SSL/TLS certificates, secrets, and identity lifecycle.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on understanding of firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills. You make security approachable, not bureaucratic.
• A proactive mindset, incredible critical-thinking, you see risks early and turn them into plans and drive it as opportunities for improvement always sharing and mentoring your teammates.

• Experience operating Blockchain Layer 1 & 2 and add-ons features on blockchain network eco-systems.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust security models or distributed key-sharing frameworks.
• Exposure to SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliance initiatives
• Experience building or integrating custom security tooling.
• Familiarity with hardware security modules (HSMs) and cryptographic key management Hashicorp Vault systems**.**

• Infrastructure & Automation: Ansible, Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions
• Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, Wiz
• Security & Key Management: TLS/SSL, Hashicorp Vault, Encrypting
• Platforms: Linux (bare-metal), AWS, GCP, Docker/Kubernetes
• Layer 1 & 2 Blockchain Networks Expertise

This role will collaborate closest with our Blockchain DevOps Team to scale blockchain systems deployment, automate operations, optimize performance, and incident response workflows.

At Figment, we offer an exciting range of competitive benefits designed to support and empower every member of our team:

• 100% remote-first environment. Our flagship office is in Toronto, Canada. We also have additional co-working spaces in New York, London, and Singapore. That means if you want to do your things in the office (if you’re near one), at home, or a bit of both, it’s up to you.
• 4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days.
• Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one.
• Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements.
• A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in.
• Monthly Wifi reimbursement.
• A yearly Learning & Development budget.
• 401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada).
• Stock Options in the company.
• A competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed bi-annually - we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees often
  • For roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment
• Annual onsite company gatherings and retreats to inspire team bonding, collaboration, and fun!

• We are a team of under 200 members, which allows for an impactful contribution from day one.
• We place a strong focus on personal career development to shape a role that fits your goals and interests. Your satisfaction and well-being matter to us, and we’re here to support your ongoing growth.
• Our culture is one of honesty, professionalism and risk taking in a high-growth environment.
• Our team members themselves recommend working at Figment - with an eNPS score of 54 (which is ranked as ‘great’!).
• We are also extremely proud of ranking as one of the top Web3 employers by Talent Titans.

One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” - ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.

Base Salary: The CAD base salary range for this position is CAD $170,000 - $190,000. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!). The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all Canada or the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.

At Figment, we try to go above and beyond in making sure that you have the best possible experience interviewing with us. We strive for a smooth, organized, and informative process.

• During your first Recruiter Call, you will be provided with more information about Figment, the position and what to expect for the rest of the interview process. Please be prepared to discuss why you are interested in joining Figment and what excites you about the position and company.
• As we go through the process, we work to make sure that you hear back from us in a timely fashion. If we decide at any point that we’re unfortunately not moving forward, we will give you feedback on why it was not a fit.
• We aim for the entire process to take around 2-4 weeks from initial screen to offer. There can be exceptions on either side of the bell curve here, but as a rule, that’s the time-frame you can expect.